Tennessee Ruling Provides Clarity on Showing Needed to Uncover Identity of Anonymous Blogger in Defamation/Privacy Case

Digital Media Lawyer Blog:  “A Tennessee trial court adopted a version of the ‘heavy’ Dendrite standard for permitting discovery of the identity of the anonymous poster of an allegedly defamatory blog.  However, as interpreted by the trial court, this standard was not insuperable, and resulted in an order that the plaintiffs were entitled to discovery of the identity and personal information of the blogger.”